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Venture Capital Funds Angel Investors 03 OVERVIEW & METHODOLOGY 04 NOTABLE OBSERVATIONS 05 VALUATIONS & REVENUE MULTIPLES 08 LOOKING THROUGH THE DATA: 09 UNICORNS IN THE SOUTHEAST 10 SEEING AROUND CORNERS TABLE OF 12 OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTHEAST CONTENTS 13 TOP INDUSTRIES 14 INDIVIDUAL STATE DATA: 14 ALABAMA 15 FLORIDA 16 GEORGIA 17 KENTUCKY 18 MISSISSIPPI 19 NORTH CAROLINA 20 SOUTH CAROLINA 21 TENNESSEE 22 VIRGINIA 23 GOVERNMENT BACKED INVESTMENTS 24 NOTABLE EXITS OVERVIEW In this second annual report, we have taken an in-depth look at startup activity throughout nine states in the southeastern United States over the five-and-a-half-year time period from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2018. The purpose of The State of Startups℠ in the Southeast is to deliver a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and startup ecosystem in this region. We hope this report will inform key investors of emerging trends to watch as well as highlight the area’s growth and future opportunities, particularly in regard to understanding the valuation of southeastern companies and how that valuation impacts the potential for return on investment. METHODOLOGY To develop this year’s report, multiple data sources were compiled, including both primary and secondary research. We have spoken at length with people from multiple funds and service providers to the startup ecosystem and have learned a great deal about the region directly from the entrepreneurs that reside there. We have also utilized independent third- party data aggregators (such as PitchBook Data and CB Insights) to fill out the data across multiple vintage years. Our own knowledge and experience in the region also plays an important role in this year’s report. Data is current as of June 30, 2018. Discrepancies in the data between last year’s report and this year’s publication can be attributed to the utilization of a more complete data set for this year’s write-up. BIP CAPITAL 3 STATE OF STARTUPS℠ IN THE SOUTHEAST NOTABLE OBSERVATIONS and emerging trends The Southeast is very much on par with the “Innovations Hubs” (Boston, New The number of startups and venture capital funds in the region York City and the San Francisco Bay Area) in terms of pre-money valuation continues to increase, reflecting the maturation of the startup relative to the size of a given investment round. ecosystem in the Southeast. Across the country, $1M buys roughly the same ownership percentage of Funding in the Southeast has grown significantly since 2016, comparable companies. However, the revenue multiples used to determine pre-money valuations are significantly different. The data supports the averaging 20.6% annual growth over the last two common assumption that companies in the Innovation Hubs are raising years (we are currently on pace for $6 billion this year). significantly more capital at earlier stages in the company lifecycle. Boston, New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area Large venture capital funds from these technology Innovation Hubs are spending more and more time in the Southeast as their interest in the region grows. You can see the presence of these firms in the state-by-state recap in this report. BIP CAPITAL 4 STATE OF STARTUPS℠ IN THE SOUTHEAST VALUATIONS AND REVENUE MULTIPLES a closer look We took a closer look in this year’s report at the different types Then, we compared pre-money valuations in the Southeast vs. of deals getting done in each southeastern state, and how that the Innovation Hubs. We were somewhat surprised to learn compares to the established “big three” innovations centers that, in aggregate, the Southeast is very much on par with the of Boston, New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. We Innovation Hubs in terms of pre-money valuation relative to the anticipated that we would find significant disparities in the pre- round size. If the company is looking to raise $1M, then the pre- money valuation in each of these ranges from region to region money valuation is roughly the same from region to region. and perhaps from state to state. Said another way, if you are looking to invest between $1M and We were wrong. $5M, you will own between 11% and 38% of the company after the We looked at five different deal size categories: round closes, regardless of region. This is shown in more detail in the table below: <$1M $1M - $5M $5M - $10M $10M - $15M >$15M Southeast # of Deals Southeast Median Pre $ Hubs # of Deals with Hubs Median Pre $ Deal Amounts with Valuation Valuation Valuation Valuation < $1M 522 $1.7M 2,702 $1.6M $1M to $5M 567 $8.0M 5,057 $8.0M $5M to $10M 201 $19.0M 2,771 $19.0M $10M to $15M 95 $30.6M 1,588 $30.3M >$15M 207 $76.0M 4,583 $100.1M 5 BIP CAPITAL STATE OF STARTUPS℠ IN THE SOUTHEAST VALUATIONS AND REVENUE MULTIPLES continued We acknowledge that the traditional Innovation However, there is a large disparity in the maturity of the company that is being funded Hubs have decades of experience on how to in the Southeast versus those in the Innovation Hubs. Where available, we compared a grow and scale businesses. However, our read company’s revenue to its pre-money valuation when it was funded. of the market in the Southeast, and particularly in Atlanta, is that this knowledge has now Deals in the Southeast are being priced at an average of 3.8x revenue while been diffused to and learned in the 2nd tier deals in the Innovation Hubs are being priced at 8.8x revenue. innovation hubs. Successful companies are now being built outside of the traditional To put that into context, on average, a company with $1M in revenue is priced at investment centers in a more balanced $3.8M in the Southeast. That same business would be priced at $8.8M in one of the supply/demand environment. Innovation Hubs. VALUATION $8.8 MILLION REVENUE $3.8 MILLION $1 MILLION $1 MILLION SOUTHEAST INNOVATION HUB That is a meaningful difference. We observe that investors from the Innovation Hubs are more willing to invest in a The data shows that a $1M category they believe in, even if there is not a clear category leader yet, and will do so investment buys the same before they see meaningful traction (i.e., revenue) from early stage businesses. ownership percentage of a company regardless of region Going back to our earlier statement about valuations being the same, if you look a little deeper, this is only partially true. While the valuation may be the same, the company in or state. However, businesses the Southeast is a more mature company, with more revenue (more than twice as much, based in the Southeast have more in fact). The data indicates that investors in the Southeast use a different approach than revenue at the same valuation. those in the Innovation Hubs. 6 BIP CAPITAL STATE OF STARTUPS℠ IN THE SOUTHEAST VALUATIONS AND REVENUE MULTIPLES Some specific notes regarding median notes & stats pre-money valuation size in the Southeast: VIRGINIA A couple of notes to consider when interpreting this valuation analysis: Virginia brings in the highest median of deals reported in the valuation at $10M 36% Innovation Hubs are of $5M or greater. In the Southeast, that number is only 15%. We believe that this is driven by capital availability and the need to put that capital to work more so than the actual value of the businesses themselves (i.e., there is an abundance of supply in the Innovation Hubs). Florida comes in second with a Capital availability is also our hypothesis for why the revenue multiples are so vastly median valuation of $9M FLORIDA different from region to region (i.e., in order to put committed investment capital to work, (but closed almost twice as firms have to pay higher valuations). many deals as Virginia) of deals in the Southeast 57% are less than $1M. Mississippi closed the least number This corroborates the Southeast’s moniker as a 2nd or 3rd tier innovation hub. With the MISSISSIPPI of deals at 43, but came in the maturation of the startup ecosystem and the increasing availability of capital, larger middle of the pack in dollars at a investments will be made, moving a greater percentage of future deals north of $1M (i.e., reducing the % of smaller sized deals going forward). median of $7M This analysis is directional, recognizing that small deals often are underreported and that only a small percentage of companies report their revenue when closing an investment round. The median in Alabama is ALABAMA A the smallest with a pre-valuation of $2M 7 BIP CAPITAL STATE OF STARTUPS℠ IN THE SOUTHEAST In this section, we try to assess the causes of the data observations listed above. Our summary of potential causes follows: There is a rush to diversify one’s portfolio through the private markets. As the LOOKING IPO window has moved up market, more value is being created in the private markets. In order to access this value creation, people and institutions alike THROUGH are investing through private equity, growth equity and venture capital. This influx of money into the Innovation Hubs has moved valuations up in THE DATA those regions in order to put all of that capital to work. It’s a competitive market where a lot of available capital is chasing a finite number of quality investment opportunities. Areas outside of the Innovation Hubs have not seen as large an increase in fund size or new capital entrants into the market. Therefore, the valuations of their businesses have not been impacted or inflated as much.
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